
By BBC Good Food
Red velvet cake
Instructions
Prep:1h 5minCook:1h
Bake a modern classic with this fabulous red velvet cake. This chocolatey sponge is perfect for a celebration, or halve for smaller crowd
Updated at: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:50:12 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
67
Moderate
Glycemic Load
58
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories650.3 kcal (33%)
Total Fat32.1 g (46%)
Carbs87.5 g (34%)
Sugars66.1 g (73%)
Protein5.8 g (12%)
Sodium476.2 mg (24%)
Fiber1.1 g (4%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
20 servings

300mlvegetable oil
plus extra for the tins

500gplain flour

2 Tbspcocoa powder

4 tspbaking powder

2 tspbicarbonate of soda

560glight brown soft sugar

1 tspfine salt

400mlbuttermilk

4 tspvanilla extract

30mlred food colouring gel
or about 1/4 tsp food colouring paste, use a professional food colouring paste if you can, a natural liquid colouring won't work and may turn the sponge green

4eggs
large

250gslightly salted butter
at room temperature

750gicing sugar

350gfull-fat soft cheese
tub

1 tspvanilla extract
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